The Lord of the Ringshas influenced writers of the page and screen for generations, but one scene, in particular, made its way toThe Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. English high fantasy inventor J.R.R. Tolkien wrote and released his magnum opus,The Lord of the Rings, in three parts between 1954 and 1955. However, it wasn’t untilPeter Jackson’sLord of the Ringsmoviesthat the story truly became a household name. The movies were so influential that they often seep into Amazon Prime Video’sLord of the Ringsshow, notably in one intriguing scene.
Debuting in 2022 to huge viewership amid fan outcry about diversions from canon,Rings of Powerboosted both Amazon Prime and Tolkien book sales. Showrunners Patrick McKay and J.D. Payne declared it (viaTHR) an origin story forLord of the Rings’Sauron, literature and cinema’s greatest villain.Charlie Vickers plays this villain in his fair form in season 1, masquerading as an original mortal character called Halbrand,and again in season 2, in the alternate, lore-friendly fair form of Annatar. But Jack Lowden once played Sauron in one scene that appears to be directly influenced by the trilogy.
Sauron’s Deaths In The Lord Of The Rings Movies & The Rings Of Power Are Almost Identical
Sauron’s Rings of Power Death Appears Influenced By The LOTR Trilogy
By theend ofRings of Powerseason 2, the show has fully showcased Sauron’s identity, going so far as to flash back to his past in a direct reference to the 2000s movie trilogy. Season 2 actually opens with this flashback, from Sauron’s perspective, in the same way as season 1 opens with a flashback from Galadriel’s (Morfydd Clark) perspective. It shows the body Sauron had at the end of the First Age before he created his Halbrand form. Played by Jack Lowden,thisSauron meets an untimely end.
As one ofLord of the Rings’immortal Maiar,Sauron would survive in spirit form, buthis body is stabbed to death by Orcs and Adar, causing it to implodeand send a blinding blast of power shooting outward from it. This flash of bright light is accompanied by cold temperatures that freeze the northern waste around the fortress as it zooms out. This recalls the flash of bright light bursting from Sauron’s defeated body in the prologue toThe Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring. Sauron’s armor is left broken in the movie.
InRings of Power, Sauron’s body evaporates after this blast of power leaves him, leaving behind a pile of clothes and some black blood on the floor. InFellowship of the Ring, it isn’t clear ifSauron has a body under the armoror if the armor is his body, although concept art sketches suggest a demonic form under the armor. Sauron’s helmet is shown in the movie landing on the floor after his body is destroyed, so his body could well have evaporated underneath his clothing, like it did inRings of Power.
Do Peter Jackson’s Lord Of The Rings Movies & The Rings Of Power Exist In The Same Canon?
The Show & Movie Trilogy Have Completely Different Creators
AlthoughtheLord of the Ringsmovies andRings of Powertechnically exist in the same canon, they are made by completely different creators and don’t follow the same narrative rules. New Line Cinema, a subset of Warner Bros., made the trilogy, which was directed by Peter Jackson, with a script by Jackson, Stephen Sinclair, Fran Walsh, and Philippa Boyens. Although New Line Cinema helped makeRings of Power, the show was largely produced by Amazon MGM Studios, with directors ranging widely from J. A. Bayona to Charlotte Brändström.
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The Tolkien Estate insisted that Amazon set their show inThe Lord of the Rings’Second Age(viaSyfy). This may have been to avoid confusing crossover with the movies, which are set in the Third Age. However, the trilogy and show both have rights access to the same source materialand are therefore singing from the same hymn sheet. WhileRings of Powerincludes original material, it has often stayed true to Jackson’s version of events. Sauron’s death scene inThe Lord of the Ringsis just one example of this, with Sauron’s armor in the show also reflecting the trilogy.
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The Lord of the Rings
The Lord of the Rings is a multimedia franchise consisting of several movies and a TV show released by Amazon titled The Lord of the Rings: The Rings of Power. The franchise is based on J.R.R. Tolkien’s book series that began in 1954 with The Fellowship of the Ring. The Lord of the Rings saw mainstream popularity with Peter Jackson’s The Lord of the Rings and The Hobbit trilogies.
